offcuts
Trimmed material remnants
Offcuts are pieces of material left over after cutting something to size—scraps of fabric, wood, or meat trimmed away from the main piece.
In British English especially, butchers sell offcuts cheaply: She bought offcuts for the dog.
The term extends to any leftover fragments: offcuts of leather, offcuts from the timber yard.
Small remaining pieces
- trimmingsExtras that complete something
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- shavingsThin strips removed
- clippingsPieces cut off
snippets · slivers · strips · chunks · pieces · fragments · cuttings · ends
Extras that complete something
- cheeksFacial side surfaces
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- oxtailBeef hindquarter section
- marrowSoft bone interior
trotters · offal · belly · neck · shanks · skirt · hanger · flank
Woven or knit material
- leatherTanned animal skin
- woodTree-derived building material
- metalHard conductive solid
- timberWood for construction
plywood · veneer · carpet · vinyl · foam · felt · denim · fleece
Fabric scraps sewn together
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
appliqué · woodworking · leathercraft · upcycling · bookbinding · decoupage · modelmaking · stuffing
Improving discarded materials' value
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
zero-waste · sustainability · resourcefulness · thrift · kindling · composting · mulch · stuffing
scraps
Small remaining pieces
- trimmingsExtras that complete something
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- shavingsThin strips removed
clippings · snippets · slivers · strips · chunks · pieces · fragments · cuttings · ends · edges
trimmings
Extras that complete something
marrow · trotters · offal · belly · neck · shanks · skirt · hanger · flank · brisket
fabric
Woven or knit material
timber · plywood · veneer · carpet · vinyl · foam · felt · denim · fleece · cardboard
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
scrapbooking · appliqué · woodworking · leathercraft · upcycling · bookbinding · decoupage · modelmaking · stuffing · embellishments
upcycling
Improving discarded materials' value
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
recycling · zero-waste · sustainability · resourcefulness · thrift · kindling · composting · mulch · stuffing · insulation
- Scrapsteel scrap, iron scrap, shavings, cuttings, trimmings
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
- remaindersleftovers, remainder, remnants, residue, scraps
- scrapsbits, scraps, remnants, shards, trimmings
- byproductsbagasse, pomace, molasses, sawdust, bran
- shavings & scrapswood shavings, pencil shavings, sawdust, filings, chips
offcutsfinished product
Completed manufactured good
final product · workpiece · end product · finished article · prime cut